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Shrink large video files
This is video 3 in Barry Well’s month long video challenge!
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Inside this video you will discover how to shrink large video files, saving you time and space – a must for anyone making videos! Watch it now!
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Transcript
Woah I feel like I’ve just run a marathon.
Hi Nick here from instant profit people.com where you can learn with me direct from the experts about internet marketing.
Welcome to my third video in Barry Wells’s video challenge. And I’m here on location in Noosa Queensland Australia. It’s a beautiful location and I’m to celebrate the launch of my new website the cut the crap interview.com. On this website I share information direct from the experts about how you can make money successfully online. Finally after what seems like a marathon run (and I’m not just talking about the run I just took), my website is finally up and running, and open to the public so check it out and tell me what you think and leave some feedback below, I’d love to hear what you think, honest feedback.
Now in today’s video I’d like to share with you a little trick that I learnt to shrink the file size of the videos you make. Now if you’re recording I high def or on your phone like I sometimes am, then it might come out in high quality and really large files. You might end up with a gig just for 5 minutes of video so I’ll show you how you can compress that down to save you time uploading and save space on your computer.
So let me show you how it’s done!
Shrinking the file size of large video files
Ok so this is a case where size does matter!
We all love free programs and the tool I’m sharing with you today is a free program called Handbrake and you can find it simply by typing in HANDBRAKE into google
Mac users get Elgato Turbo H264 HD super-fast file shrinking!
So this is Handbrake. Now, if you’re using a High Def video camera like the popular Cannon T3i then you’re really going to love this tool as it will help reduce the file size saving you space and time, without sacrificing quality.
Remember to check the YouTube preferred setting which will vary depending on whether you are recording in high definition or standard definition. Just search “YouTube suggested resolutions and bitrates”. This is what you’ll come up with.
Now I’ve found that after I edit the file in Windows Movie Maker and then run it though Handbrake I can easily reduce the size of the video by over 50% without any noticeable difference to the quality.
This is how I do it.
Back over in the Handbrake tool what you want to do is select the source file. And then the main thing you want to do is check “web optimised”, click video, ensure you use Use compression type H.264; a frame rate of 29.97 fps and go back to picture and simply press start.
And this is a 100mb file and within about 25 seconds it will convert this down to about 45mb which is just brilliant saving you half the time and space. And over on the side here you can have custom presets to create videos in formats for these sort of devices which is quite useful and you can also set your own!
Plus if you want to you can play around with the setting such as audio and change it to mono if you don’t really need stereo – that can also save a bit of space. You can also save the picture settings with “custom” for the size and aspect ratio but I really on suggest doing that if you’re really desperate to reclaim some space as it can affect the quality of your video.
The best part of this program is that you can preview what the changes are going to do to your video. So you click on the preview and you can see how it’s going to look.
It’s that simple, it’s a great program to use.
Now if you’re using a Mac I suggest you use Elgato Turbo H264 HD, I’ll include a link below, as it’s specifically designed for video rendering on a Mac and it’s quite powerful!
If you do have any questions about this or you do have any other software that you can recommend for mac or PC as well, feel free to share it down below because I love to know about these programs and I’m more than happy to share it with everyone else as well, too.
So there you go. A free simple free tool you can use to shrink the large file size of your videos and save time uploading and save space on your hard drive. Don’t forget to check out my new website, the links below, and I’d love to hear what you think about it so leave me some feedback and like this video too.
Now stay tuned for next week’s video where I’ll share with you how I’m getting people on board to help promote my website and drive me traffic, you don’t wanna miss that.
Until then see you online! Bye bye.
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Links mentioned in the video:
Barry Well’s Video Challenge facebook page
The Cut The Crap Interview – My new free membership site where I share with you information direct from the experts about how you can make money successfully online.
Handbrake – Free tool to shrink large video files
Elgato Turbo H264 HD – Free tool to shrink and render large video files specifically designed for the Mac
Cannon T3i – The leading popular high Def professional quality video camera for making online videos
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Nick
Wow! That’s great to know about that. So for people who can’t afford the iphone, the Nokia is another good option as a video camera, since Kodak and Flip are out of business.
Hi Ava,
I am assuming you are talking about the camera for filming. You are correct that unfortunately the popular Kodak and Flip video camera’s which were great for web videos are now out of production. However there are some alternatives on the market.
Thanks for pointing out the Nokia as an option rather than the iPhone. I use Samsung Galaxy S2 (or my laptop webcam) myself and think the video quality on the Samsung is excellent!
Nick
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Congratulations on your launch Nick, I know you’re really excited about it.
Looks like you’re loving that scenery now, I know I am. How beautiful so hope you’re having a great time in Australia.
Glad you joined Barry’s video challenge and you’ve really shared some great tips. I love this suggestion and will be bookmarking this page for sure. I know I’ll be checking back because I have a feeling this one will come in very handy. Wish I would have know about this before I uploaded all my videos for my training site. But hey, I know now right!
Thanks again Nick, great job and tips.
Enjoy your week and best of luck to you with your new site.
~Adrienne
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Thanks Adrienne for your kind words! I hope you had a great Easter!
Yeah I’m enjoying getting out and enjoying the great outdoors here in Australia. You’re welcome any time! If you ever drop over this way make sure you let me know!
I’m glad that you found the suggestion helpful. I use it for videos that I want to share with my VA for transcription and when your dealing with a few videos it can save HEAPS of time and I’m not sure if you have download limits but we do here and so it helps keep within the internet plans!
Have a good week and I’ll visit your blog again soon!
Nick
Thanks! I have lots of saved videos that I still haven’t uploaded so it’s really timing to know about this. Congrats on your launching! Keep it up!
Hi Mildred,
Glad that you find it helpful. Hopefully it will save you heaps of time. Its a great tool and its free!
Nick
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Wow! I haven’t heard about the Elgato Turbo before, but this tool seems to be really genial! I think it is a must-have item for all mac-users, who don’t want to use Adobe Premier for shrinking the video data.
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Hi Julie,
I haven’t personally used Elgato but I’ve been told from some of my Mac addict friends that its very good for Mac users!
Thanks for dropping by.
Nick
Thanks a lot, this was very useful! Apart from this, I usually struggle with shrinking photos too. do you have a solution to that too?
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Hi Laura,
Most photo editting software will allow you to reduce the size by either changing the format or size of the image. Most have this as a quick and easy feature to use.
Nick
Thanks for your recommendation.I used it for my personal videos and it is really helpful.
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That is quite helpful. I have lots of movie files which I usually keep in my external hard drive but its always safe to have a backup copy. 🙂